Insights on Law & Society is published three times each year by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education. The mission of the Division is to educate the public about law and its role in society. Insights helps high school teachers of civics, government, history, and law; law-related education program developers; and others working with the public to teach about law and legal issues. Funding for this issue has been provided by the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education.
Just as psychology and neuroscience have revealed the flaws in our criminal justice architecture, they can also offer a new blueprint for remaking the system based upon a realistic model of human behavior. Click here to read the latest issue about the Unsettling truth about our legal system.
What is the separation of powers? We all know the traditional American answer. The framers of the Constitution divided power between three branches of the federal government: Congress to make the laws, the president to execute the laws, and the courts to pass judgment. Click here to read about the Separation of powers in American Government.
Chair of Division
Standing Committee on Public Education
Director
Division for Public Education
Manager, Education Programs & Research
Managing Editor
